Missouri's at-large congressional district

From the state's creation August 10, 1821 until the end of the 29th United States Congress (in 1847), and also for the 73rd Congress (1933–1935), Missouri elected its members of the United States House of Representatives at-large statewide on a general ticket.

List of members representing the district

1821–1843: One seat, then two

Cong ress	Years		Seat A				Seat B
			Member	Party	Electoral history		Member	Party	Electoral history
17th	August 10, 1821 – March 3, 1823		John Scott	Democratic-Republican	Elected early in 1820. Re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Lost re-election.		Second seat apportioned in 1833.
18th	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825			Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican
19th	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827			Anti-Jacksonian
20th	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829		Edward Bates	Anti-Jacksonian	Elected in 1826. [data unknown/missing]
21st	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831		Spencer D. Pettis	Jacksonian	[data unknown/missing] Died.
22nd	March 4, 1831 – August 28, 1831
	August 28. 1831 – October 31, 1831		Vacant
	October 31, 1831 – March 3, 1833		William H. Ashley	Jacksonian	[data unknown/missing]
23rd	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835						John Bull	Anti-Jacksonian	[data unknown/missing]
24th	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837						Albert G. Harrison	Jacksonian	[data unknown/missing] Died.
25th	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839		John Miller	Democratic	[data unknown/missing]			Democratic
26th	March 4, 1839 – September 7, 1839
	September 7, 1839 – December 12, 1839						Vacant
	December 12, 1839 – March 3, 1841						John Jameson	Democratic	[data unknown/missing]
27th	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843						John C. Edwards	Democratic	[data unknown/missing]

1843–1847: Five seats

Congress	All seats elected at-large on a general ticket
28th (1843–1845)	James B. Bowlin (D)	John Jameson (D)	James Hugh Relfe (D)	Gustavus Miller Bower (D)	James Madison Hughes (D)
29th (1845–1847)		Sterling Price (D)		Leonard Henly Sims (D)	John Smith Phelps (D)
		William McDaniel (D)

1933–1935: Thirteen seats

Congress	All seats elected at-large on a general ticket
	1st seat	2nd seat	3rd seat	4th seat	5th seat	6th seat	7th seat	8th seat	9th seat	10th seat	11th seat	12th seat	13th seat
73rd (1933–1935)	Milton A. Romjue (D)	Ralph F. Lozier (D)	Richard M. Duncan (D)	Jacob L. Milligan (D)	Joseph B. Shannon (D)	Reuben T. Wood (D)	Clement C. Dickinson (D)	Clyde Williams (D)	Clarence Cannon (D)	Frank H. Lee (D)	James Edward Ruffin (D)	James Robert Claiborne (D)	John J. Cochran (D)

References

• Election Statistics 1920-present Clerk of the House of Representatives
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present